Four-turbine aircraft are a rare sight on the tarmac these days, as the efficiency and affordability of twinjet aircraft has ...

I toured the Boeing 747 Experience at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The jet was the first Boeing 747-400 produced and ...

The airplane was powered by a new and innovative high-bypass-fan engine—the Pratt & Whitney JT9D—that was developed for the 747’s 735,000-pound takeoff weight. Compared to its predecessors ...

Retired 747 chief engineer Joe Sutter was there ... 100-plus-seat jet in production. Underwing-engine airplanes evolved and became dominant because they were more efficient. An airplane’s ...

Other adaptations include the YAL-1 Airborne Laser, the 747 Combi (a hybrid passenger and cargo aircraft), the 747 ...

A decommissioned Boeing 747 jumbo jet fuselage that was once used at Northern Nevada’s Burning Man festival taxied the streets of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas on Wednesday and successfully ...

It has 33 rooms and 76 beds. Guests can choose from the engine rooms — which are converted under the wings, to hostel-style beds, single rooms and the cockpit suite. Booking the cockpit Suite ...

According to data from ch-aviation, the skies are the limit for the number of Boeing aircraft with the highest number of hours in service. Korean carrier Asiana Airlines takes the crown for the Boeing ...

The fastest Boeing found on the flightline today is more than just that, it’s also the last Queen of the Skies to ever take to the air.